Local news in San Luis Obispo County including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Shandon, Templeton, Atascadero, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and other cities along the Central Coast of California.
The San Luis Obispo county health department reports six new cases of coronavirus in the county. That brings the total number of confirmed cases to 89. The good news is that 48 people have fully recovered. 33 are recovering at home. 8 are hospitalized. Three are in hospital intensive care units. No deaths reported in…
Enjoy the sunny weather today, because we’ll see rain return this weekend. Forecasters say we’ll see increasing clouds tomorrow afternoon with rain beginning around six Sunday morning. We may get over eight tenths of an inch of rain in Paso Robles. About the same in Atascadero and Santa Margarita. Those living off York Mountain road…
Mostly sunny skies today, highs in the low 70’s. Tonight, clear skies overnight. Lows in the upper 30’s. Tomorrow, sunny and warm, highs near 70. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through Saturday. Showers beginning late Sunday and continuing through Thursday of next week. We may receive more than one half inch of…
For the first time in decades, Wimbledon was canceled for 2020. The all England club announcing the decision to call off the grass-court tennis tournament. It hasn’t canceled in 75 years. Only the two world wars have forced the tournament’s cancellation. It was scheduled to be played on the outskirts of London from June 29th…
Although physical “social distancing” is the order of the day, the recent spring weather inspired hikers to hit the trails of Stadium Park in Atascadero. The park was once used by Atascadero founder E. G. Lewis as an amphitheater for concerts and events. Photos taken at the park in the early 1900’s show hundreds of…
Mother Goose is on the loose again. This was a popular event for kids at the library, but now you can access it on line. Miss Carrie and Miss Melissa presenting the story team for babies from 0-18 months every Thursday. You go the city website: prcity.com. then 903/library-story-time. Or you can call the library…
Did you notice census day on Wednesday? Like many traditions in the US, the Census is impacted by the coronavirus. Census official says the job will still be completed by the end of the year.
Auto sales drop dramatically in the first quarter of this year. General Motors saying new car sales fell 7% in the first quarter. In March alone, Hyundai reported a 42% drop in sales. Mercedes-Benz had an 80% decline. One auto dealer says, “The market right now is really shell shocked.”
In San Luis Obispo county, the state has shut down vehicle access and traffic to all 280 state parks in the state. State parks have changed the way they operate because of the virus. For instance, you can’t drive on the beach at Oceano dunes. And in Cayucos, the parking stalls along the west side…
From kindergarten to graduate schools, academics in America has changed because of the virus. At Cal Poly, president Jeffrey Armstrong says Mustangs are practicing distance learning. In the UC system, the board of regents are relaxing the admission standards for freshmen and transfer students who apply to the nine undergraduate campuses, but are now studying…